Creativity is at the heart of Marla Yates’ family. At age 70, Marla, of Maywood, Missouri, fills her days with hands‑on projects alongside her daughter, Megan. That shared creativity became an anchor for the family as Marla navigated cancer twice with the help of her Blessing Health System care team.

Sharon Brocksmith describes her mom, 86-year-old Sally Brocksmith as, “short, spunky and gets around better than I do.” But recently, Sharon was afraid she was going to lose her mom. That was before two Blessing Health Hannibal doctors and their staffs answered her tearful plea for the answers she had otherwise been unable to get previously.

Among the advances in healthcare recently is the realization that “it’s ok to not be ok”, that seeking and receiving behavioral health care is as important as physical healthcare.  But, as with physical care, a shortage of providers can leave patients facing a longer-than-expected period of time waiting for an appointment.

How did Greg Beaver become “the one”  – the one in every 730 men who develops breast cancer?

Pam Richard is a self-described “health hippy.” She swims, exercises with a fitness coach and watches what she eats. Within 48 hours, her whole world was changed.

It takes a while to admit it, sometimes many years, but most of us eventually realize that we learned valuable life lessons from our parents. 

After what she calls a “challenging” pregnancy, Katie Elmore and her husband, Jordan, were looking forward to the birth of their first baby.

Jim Adams raised two daughters. He fears nothing. Make that almost nothing. Up until spring of this year Jim feared prostate cancer.